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Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas)

A McDonald's sign is shown at a McDonald's restaurant in East Palo Alto, Calif., Friday, April 20, 2012. McDonald's mix of old menu standbys and new items like Chicken McBites lured in more diners, who helped boost its first-quarter profit. The world's biggest hamburger chain said Friday that its net income rose 5 percent in the first quarter, in line with Wall Street expectations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Hospitals criticized for allowing McDonald's operations

Rhiannon Meyers Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas)

Last updated Friday, April 20, 2012 - 2:15pm

A Corpus Christi, Texas,. hospital says it has no plans to evict a McDonald's restaurant, despite a national campaign by a health advocacy group to keep Big Macs from being sold on hospital premises.

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Texting, tweeting lingo creeping into schoolwork

Elaine Marsilio Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas)

Last updated Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 3:54pm

Clarissa De La Paz said she has caught herself writing at school like she texts with her friends.

"I'm just, like, 'Oh my gosh! I just said LOL,"' the high school junior in Corpus Christi, Texas, said.

OMG moment or no prob?

Clarissa, 16, tends to erase those kinds of mistakes before she turns in an assignment, but some teens may not be so lucky.

Schools, Features, Mobile devices, Smartphones, Students, Texting, Twitter Read more Comments

Proposed offshore wind farms face hurricane risk, study says

Mark Collette Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas)

Last updated Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 8:06pm

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- In the worst case, nearly half the turbines in proposed offshore wind farms along the most vulnerable parts of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts are likely to be destroyed by hurricanes in a 20-year period, a new study suggests.

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Sword concealed in cane slips past airport scanner

Mike Baird Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas)

Last updated Friday, December 30, 2011 - 2:45pm

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- A man flying from Corpus Christi International Airport carried a sword, concealed in a cane, undetected through security scanners Christmas Eve, Transportation Security Administration officials said.

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Crop-eating stink bugs a new menace

Michelle Villareal Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas)

Last updated Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 4:58pm

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- A northern species of stink bugs that can harm crops has made its first Texas appearance, but there isn't an immediate threat to agriculture, experts said.

Business, Agriculture, Farms, Pests, Stink bugs, National Read more Comments